arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to put one's life on the line
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
good-natured; of good character
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be lacking in options; to be too few
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
woman; lady; adult female
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
towering; astonishingly high
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation